50 Cent - Curtis: Advanced Album Review

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is ready to release his new album "Curtis" on 9/11 on the G-Unit/Aftermath label and this is a sneak-peak review for all of you. 50 Cent said that if this album didn't sell as much as "rival" Kanye West's "Graduation" then he would quit rapping. From hearing both I say this will outsell Kanye's because that album is hot garbage, but so is this so who knows.

1. Intro - Just a quick intro with a "gangsta" theme. No music.

2. My Gun Go Off - 50 talking about how he'll hurt you and how his gun is so powerful. He sounds like Eminem on this track and the beat is produced by Dre. Though it is a mediocre track.

3. Man Down - Sounds hella lazy on this song. Sounds like he's got something in his mouth that's keeping him from rapping right. He's basically talking again about how he got shot and talking bout if anyone gets in his way they're going down. New school Eazy-E impersonations. He also defends himself against snitching allegations.

4. I'll Still Kill You F Akon - As you see with the theme of this album, he's talking again about the fact they he's not just a rapper but he really will kill you. I like the Akon hook though.

5. I Get Money - You've probably seen the video for this, I'll admit its a catchy song but I still think its below the level of "good". As the title says, he's bragging about all the hundreds of millions he's gotten, to the dismay of parents everywhere.

6. Come & Go - I like the low bass tones on this song. Produced by Dre, it sounds great but 50 Cent's lazy chorus "Bring em in, kick em out" leaves me gnarling my teeth. It's a song about relationships, God.

7. Ayo Technology - You probably have heard this before since the video leaked on the net a few months ago. Can you guess the rapper he's trying to sound like on this song? It features Justin Timberlake and is produced by Timbaland.. Straight Wanksta!

8. Follow My Lead - Sounds like an old school Dogg Pound track, reminiscent of Nate Dogg though he's not on the song, although instead of him, they put Robin Thicke on the track. It's for the ladies, not for me!

9. Movin On Up - Want to blind me, can't try me! - This is a great track that sounds like it was made back in '01-'02. Classic 50 and the only song on the album I like although he is talking about getting money once more.

10. Straight To The Bank - This was released as a single months ago and the response was horrid; That's why they pushed the album back 4 months. This song is again talking about money and how he has it and you don't. What's that song #4, likem that out of 10? "I ain't even gotta rap," he says... Well, then DON'T!!!

11. Amusement park - What do you know, another single that failed to produce fanfare. This one is horrible... please just skip it!

12. Fully Loaded Clip - His guns are so big, they'll crush your guns - yeah, that's right, he's gangsta. "I'm in the cut like germs, I do dirt like worms" COME ON MAN!!!!

13. Peep Show F Eminem - Produced by Eminem and you can tell by the distinctive drums he uses in every song he produces. This song is ok but nowhere near the quality of their collaborations on "Get Rich Or Die Tryin". Eminem is funny and intuitive but he sounds like he did on "Rain Man" - a playful cadence which doesn't fit the song.

14. Fire F Nicole Sherzinger And Young Buck - This song is so annoying that I can't believe it was on the track in the first place. The pussycat dolls shouldn't be on a "Gangsta album". 50 has fallen and so has his fans' expectations.

15. All Of Me F Mary J Blige - This is a great song, Mary J Blige really adds soul to this soulless effort. The beat is very familiar, can you recognize it? It was used in another recent track. One of the best songs on the album. Put on REPEAT.

16. Curtis 187 - Sounds like a college student at UCLA put this together on frooty loops and said, "Hey maybe I should wipe my ass with this song after I finish it." Another song about how he kills people.

17. Touch The Sky F Tony Yayo - This song is nice if you can get over the fact it wasn't mastered correctly. A good way to end the album. He talks about himself and how he's never going to go anywhere.

Alright, I have actually gotten upset the more i listen to this album. It could be called "Dirtis" because this album is nothing but dirt in a CD case. Besides a few ok songs, this album is garbage. What's sad is I'm sure this will sell millions and make 50 even more of a star. Even though it's so far below what he was capable of 5 years ago. You know what, maybe he always lacked skill, we're just seeing it now!